Duplicating your event is a time-saving feature in EventCreate, especially if you plan to host recurring or similar events.
What Gets Copied When You Duplicate an Event:
By duplicating an existing event, you copy over the following design and set up choices:
Registration Type
Registration Setup
Ticket Setup
Custom Form Questions
Registration Confirmation
Currency
Social Share Image
Stripe Setup
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS:
1. To duplicate your event, go into your event, then click on Manage Event from your Event Dashboard menu.
2. Then, click on “Duplicate Your Event” to make a copy of your event page.
Your duplicated event will be listed as Original Event Name - copy.
To distinguish between your original event and your duplicated event, we recommend making a few edits on your duplicated event:
Edit the Event Name
Go to your Event Dashboard, click on Event Details, edit the Title and Event Details as needed, then click Update Details to Save.
Edit the Registration Page Header
Go to your Event Dashboard, click on Registration, click on the Design tab and edit the Registration Heading and Description as needed, then click Update to Save.
Edit the EventCreate URL
Go to your Event Dashboard, click on Link/URL, click on the URL tab and edit the EventCreate URL as needed, then click Update URL to save.
3. Review Registration Setup
Ticket types: Make sure pricing, availability, or ticket names are current.
Registration form: Review custom questions — maybe you learned something last time and want to refine.
Confirmation emails: Since these are duplicated, double-check for old dates or outdated links.
Why Duplicate Your Event Site Instead of Re-Using an Existing Event Site
Clean Separation Between Events
When you duplicate, the new event is a fresh entity. This means you can safely change dates, branding, and content, without risking breaking or confusing your past event’s page.
This also protects your past site as a historical or archive version.
URL Management
If you reuse an existing event, changing things like the URL can be messy. With a duplicate, you can assign a brand-new URL.
If you do want to reuse the same URL (for brand consistency), you can first change the URL on the original event to free it up, then apply it to your new duplicated site
Avoid Conflicting Registrations or Data
Duplicating means you’re not mixing attendee lists, registration settings, or form submissions from different editions of the event. If you re-use an old event, make sure to clear all orders and registrations.
Your ticket types, registration questions, and confirmation emails carry over (from the original) so you don’t have to rebuild them.
Retain Design and Structure
Your layout, content blocks, and design (from the Website Editor) can be copied over, meaning less time building from scratch.
You can then tweak or refresh branding, images, and copy without worrying about messing up what you did before.
Recurring or Similar Events Benefit
For events that happen regularly (annual retreat, recurring workshop, etc.), duplication gives you a reusable “template” to start from.
Rather than forcing one website to handle multiple date ranges or confusing registration, you maintain clarity for attendees: https://support.eventcreate.com/en/articles/6115826-can-i-set-up-weekly-or-other-recurring-events
Better SEO / Messaging Opportunity
With a duplicate, you can optimize the SEO (title, description, keywords) specifically for this new edition of your event.
Messaging can be refreshed and feel more current, rather than seeming like a stale copy.
Best Practices / Tips When Using Duplicated Sites for Your Events
Name Conventions: Give the new event a distinct name (e.g., "2026”) so it’s easy to distinguish from past versions in your dashboard.
Use a Template Event: If you run similar events often, treat one event (like a “master event”) as a template — duplicate from that for consistent setup.
Archive the Old Event: Once the old event has ended, you can leave it published (as an archive) or unpublish it. But don’t overwrite it — you’ll lose its clean history.
Notify Stakeholders: If you reuse a URL or want to change it, communicate with past attendees and partners so they don’t get broken links.
Track Separately: Use separate tracking (analytics, affiliate links, etc.) for each duplicated event site so you can measure performance for each edition.